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Solar Powered Not Terminated as Arnold Schwarzenegger Dedicates Solar Electricity System at Applied Materials

Today California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger dedicated the 2 megawatt solar power system at the Applied Materials campus in Sunnyvale, California, one of the largest corporate solar power installations in the United States. The Governor praised Applied’s work in the solar industry after viewing the extensive parking lot-based solar array as well as a demonstration of the company’s thin film solar technology

9 Oct 2008

Nanotechnology Developments to Replace Fossil Fuels and Solve Climate Change

A team of physicists, engineers, chemists and biologists at the University of Kansas and partner institutions is devising nanotechnology that could help supplant fossil fuels and curb climate change

8 Oct 2008

Extreme Summer Snowmelt in Northern Greenland Revealed by Satellite Data

The northern part of the Greenland ice sheet experienced extreme snowmelt during the summer of 2008, with large portions of the area subject to record melting days

8 Oct 2008

Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reductions by Pfizer Honored by EPA

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) honored Pfizer Inc today in recognition of the company’s award-winning Energy and Climate Change Program, which reduced total greenhouse gas emissions by 43 percent per million dollars of revenue from 2000 to 2007

8 Oct 2008

CleanTech Companies to Get Opportunity Seek Funding at International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech

Clean tech and nanotech companies and entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to seek early stage funding from venture capitalists, angel investors and other sources at the 5th Annual International Congress of Nano Bio Clean Tech

8 Oct 2008

Scientists Say Cities Need Major Scientific Breakthroughs to Cope With Climate Change

Meeting the world’s growing energy demands while minimizing global warming will be one on the biggest challenges humanity has every faced, said Dr. Raymond Orbach, the U.S. Department of Energy’s Under Secretary for Science, in the first of two special podcasts on “Confronting Climate Change” from the American Chemical Society’s podcast series

8 Oct 2008

Solar Cell and Electronic Research to Benefit from NSF Grant

State-of-the-art equipment will help South Dakota researchers find cost effective ways to convert sunlight to electricity. The equipment will also help produce large-area electronic devices used in high resolution, high power electronic displays

8 Oct 2008

Winery to be Solar Powered

Mitsubishi Electric and Electronics USAs Photovoltaic Division will provide high-efficiency solar panels for one of the world’s largest solar projects at a winery

7 Oct 2008

Esurance Uses Green Wind Power to Reduce Carbon Footprint

Esurance, the direct to consumer auto insurance company, announced its induction into the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Green Power Leadership Club

7 Oct 2008

Advanced Energy INtroduces New Solaron Photovoltaic Inverter

Nearly 30 years of experience delivering photovoltaic power solutions
culminate in the 500 kW Solaron inverter featuring optimized
balance-of-system architecture. New inverter delivers more power, faster ROI and higher energy harvests long term

7 Oct 2008